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Power Rangers Opens With $3.6 Million Thursday

“Power Rangers” morphed into North American theaters Thursday night, earning $3.6 million from early screenings.

In its opening weekend, the reboot of the popular children’s TV show faces competition from “Beauty and the Beast,” still going strong in its second frame. It’s “Power Rangers” will unseat Disney’s live-action remake, with debuted domestically to a record-setting $174 million. Independent analysts expect Lionsgate’s franchise reboot to earn $35 million in its opening weekend, with the studio offering a slightly more conservative estimate of between $30 million and $33 million.

“Power Rangers” is a reboot of Fox’s popular “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.” The original series followed five teens tasked with defending Earth from evil by Zordon, an alien sage. Aided by massive robots called Zords, the Power Rangers faced off against Rita Repulsa, Lord Zedd, and all of their minions in their attempts to protect their world.